IBR Engages in Growing Trials with Major Food Producers

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For Immediate Release

IBR Engages in Growing Trials with Major Food Producers

CANADA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, VANCOUVER, May. 25 -/E-Wire/-- International Bio-Recovery Corp. ("IBR") is pleased to report that the Company has commenced numerous commercial

growing trials on various food crops in cooperation with major food producers/growers

in the United States.

Over the past several years, the Company has conducted a myriad of in-house and

academic research and growing trials that have repeatedly confirmed and verified the

beneficial growing properties of IBR's biological fertilizer products derived from its

proprietary enhanced ATAD technology. The benefits of IBR's environmentally friendly

fertilizers have continuously demonstrated strong resistance to plant disease, strong

fertility properties, and enhanced soil and plant nutrition benefits. More

importantly, IBR's biological fertilizers have shown their ability to be able to

restore microbial balance to the soil to create the optimum environment for plant

growth. Together these elements combine to increase yields and crop quality.

Building on that knowledge base, a program of 28 extensive field demonstration and

scientific replicate trials was implemented this Spring, involving major commercial

row crop growers in the United States. IBR has focused its growing trials on potatoes,

one of the largest cash crops in the US and a staple for most countries. Potatoes are

also very susceptible to numerous pests and diseases. For a successful potato crop,

various fungicides, pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers need to be applied prior to

and during planting, as well as throughout the growth cycle. Thus the potato has one

of the highest costs per acre for chemical inputs, making it a very expensive and

difficult crop to grow. The potato trials are being conducted in the states of

Washington, Oregon, Wisconsin and Idaho using IBR's solid and liquid biological

fertilizers. IBR is also conducting trials on tomatoes and carrots, major cash crops

In addition, IBR has 10 scientifically founded field trials underway in BC, Alberta

and Oregon focusing on the turf, horticultural and production crop sectors. The

initial turf trials have shown extremely promising results and further product

development is being evaluated at this time. Scientists from industry and

universities as well as scientific agencies in related disciplines have been engaged

to ensure scientific technical credibility of these trials and subsequent product

development. Although the trials are not scheduled for completion until this fall,

management is confident that results will reflect those experienced in greenhouse and

In the past, IBR targeted its marketing efforts on major chemical fertilizer

manufacturers and distributors. Today, the Company is focusing on major commercial

food and agricultural growers who define and control the growing "protocol" for their

farms. This will enable IBR to develop products and biological fertility formulations

designed specifically for major cash crops. The commercial quantity, quality and

predictability of the IBR products are unmatched in the biological fertilizer field.

"Focusing our resources on the end users will enable IBR to develop working

relationships with the food producers and commercial growers. This will allow IBR to

successfully access commercial agricultural markets around the world and to satisfy

demand for biological fertilizer across North America and overseas." remarked Frank

Dixon, IBR President and CEO, "Clearly, our goal is to close the loop by treating

organic waste and taking the resulting nutrients and feeding new plants."

International Bio-Recovery Corporation (www.ibrcorp.com) is an innovative

environmental biotechnology company setting the global standard for the management of

organic waste and the development of commercial microbial products to increase crop

yields, prevent plant disease and dramatically reduce the world's agricultural

dependence on chemicals.

IBR is a publicly listed company trading on the Canadian Venture Exchange under the

On behalf of the Board,

Frank Dixon, President & Chief Executive Officer

International Bio Recovery Corporation

http://www.ibrcorp.com

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